CN106705533A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The refrigerator comprises a main body, a fresh food compartment, a first freezer compartment, a central compartment, an upper door and a lower door, wherein the fresh food compartment is arranged on the upper part of the main body; the first freezer compartment is arranged on the lower part of the main body; the central compartment is arranged between the fresh food compartment and Between the first freezer is an ice-making compartment and a second freezer; the upper door is configured to open and close the fresh food compartment and the central compartment at the same time; the lower door is configured to open and close the first freezer, so that the fresh food compartment can be improved space utilization.

Description

refrigerator

technical field

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a bottom mount freezer (BMF) type refrigerator in which a freezer is disposed in a lower portion and a fresh food compartment is disposed in an upper portion.

Background technique

The refrigerator is an electrical appliance that keeps food fresh by including a main body having a storage compartment and a cool air supply system for supplying cool air to the storage compartment. The storage compartment includes a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment, wherein the fresh food compartment is maintained at a temperature of approximately 0°C to 3°C to store food in a refrigerated state, and the freezer compartment is maintained at a temperature of approximately -30°C to 0°C to store food in a frozen state food.

Refrigerators can be categorized by the location of the fresh pantry and freezer. In particular, refrigerators can be classified into bottom-mounted freezer (BMF) type refrigerators, top-mounted freezer (TMF) type refrigerators, and side-by-side (SBS) type refrigerators, in which a fresh food compartment in a bottom-mounted freezer (BMF) type refrigerator The freezer compartment is formed on the upper side and the freezer compartment is formed on the lower side, the freezer compartment is formed on the upper side and the fresh food compartment is formed on the lower side in top-mount freezer (TMF) type refrigerators, and the freezer compartment and fresh food compartment are formed in side-by-side (SBS) type refrigerators formed side by side in the left-right direction. In addition, refrigerators may be classified by the number of doors, so that refrigerators may be classified into two-door refrigerators, three-door refrigerators, and four-door refrigerators.

When the ice maker and the dispenser are provided in the BMF type refrigerator, the ice making compartment may be typically provided at an upper corner of the fresh food compartment and separated from the fresh food compartment, and then the ice maker may be provided in the ice making compartment. Due to this arrangement, the shape of the fresh pantry does not have a regular hexahedron to reduce space utilization.

In addition, a dispenser is provided in the door to supply ice generated in the ice maker, and an outlet of the dispenser is provided at an appropriate height (lower than that of the ice maker) for easy use.

Therefore, a passage for guiding ice from the ice making compartment to the outlet needs to be provided in the rear surface of the door, thereby reducing a space for installing a door alarm on the rear surface of the door.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, the main purpose of this paper is to provide a BMF type refrigerator with a storage space for storing food and a new platform with improved utilization.

An aspect of the present disclosure provides a BMF type refrigerator having an auxiliary freezer compartment separated from a main freezer compartment and configured to be accessible through a separate door.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a BMF type refrigerator with improved ice storage capacity.

Additional aspects of the disclosure will be described in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the disclosure.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the refrigerator includes a main body, a fresh food compartment, a first freezing compartment, a central compartment, an upper door and a lower door, wherein the fresh food compartment is disposed on the upper part of the main body; the first freezing compartment is disposed on the lower part of the main body; The compartment is provided between the fresh food compartment and the first freezer compartment and is provided with an ice making compartment and a second freezer compartment; the upper door is configured to open and close the fresh food compartment and the central compartment at the same time; the lower door is configured to open and close the first freezer compartment .

The body may include an upper wall, a lower wall, a left wall, a right wall, and a first partition wall extending from the left wall of the body to the right wall of the body to partition the fresh food compartment and the central compartment.

The first partition wall may be integrally formed with the upper wall, the lower wall, the left wall and the right wall.

The main body may include an upper wall, a lower wall, a left wall, a right wall, and a second partition wall extending from the left wall of the main body to the right wall of the main body to separate the central chamber and the first freezing chamber.

The second partition wall may be integrally formed with the upper wall, the lower wall, the left wall, and the right wall.

The ice making compartment and the second freezing compartment may be separated from each other.

The main body may include an intermediate wall configured to partition the ice-making compartment and the second freezing compartment.

The ice making compartment and the second freezing compartment may be arranged side by side in the left and right direction.

The second freezing chamber and the ice making chamber may not be separated from each other.

The central chamber may further include a temperature variable chamber configured to adjust a temperature between a refrigerating temperature and a freezing temperature.

The refrigerator may further include a sealing member configured to prevent air from flowing between the fresh food compartment and the center compartment when the upper door is closed.

The refrigerator may further include a dispenser provided with an outlet for discharging water stored in the fresh food compartment or ice generated in the ice making compartment, and a container support configured to support a container for receiving water discharged from the outlet. A container of water or ice, wherein the outlet can be provided in the upper door and the container support is provided in the lower door.

The refrigerator may further include a dispenser provided with a dispensing space configured to supply water stored in the fresh food compartment or ice generated in the ice making compartment, wherein the dispensing space may include a recessed at a lower end of a front surface of the upper door. A first distribution space and a second distribution space recessed at the upper end of the front surface of the lower door.

The second dispensing space may include a family ice bar door configured to allow a user to enter the first freezer compartment without opening the lower door.

The refrigerator may further include a home ice bar storage compartment configured to be inserted into and withdrawn from the first freezer compartment when the home ice bar door is open, and configured to be inserted into the first freezer compartment when withdrawn from the first freezer compartment. Receive the ice that is expelled from the dispenser.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a refrigerator includes an inner case, a fresh food compartment, a freezer compartment, an ice making compartment, an ice maker, an outer case, an insulating part, an upper door, and a lower door, wherein the fresh food compartment is provided on the upper side and is composed of An inner case is formed; a freezer compartment is disposed on a lower side and formed by the inner case; an ice making compartment is disposed between the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment and is formed by the inner case; an ice maker is disposed in the freezer compartment; the outer case is coupled to The exterior of the inner case; the thermal insulation is foamed between the inner case and the outer case; the upper door is configured to simultaneously open and close the fresh food compartment and the ice making compartment and is provided with a device configured to drain water stored in the fresh food compartment or An outlet for ice produced by the ice maker; the lower door is configured to open and close the freezer compartment.

A first partition wall configured to partition the fresh food compartment and the ice making compartment may be formed of the inner case and the heat insulating part.

A sealing member may be provided on a rear surface of the upper door to be attached to the first partition wall.

A second partition wall configured to partition the ice-making compartment and the freezing compartment may be formed of the inner case and the heat insulating part.

A container support configured to support a container for receiving water or ice discharged from the outlet may be provided in the lower door.

The refrigerator may further include a dispenser provided with a dispensing space configured to supply water stored in the fresh food compartment or ice generated from the ice making compartment, wherein the dispensing space may include a first recessed at a lower end of a front surface of the upper door. A distribution space and a second distribution space recessed at the upper end of the front surface of the lower door.

Before describing the following specific embodiments, it is advantageous to set forth definitions of certain words and phrases used throughout this patent document: the terms "include" and "comprising" and their derivatives mean including but not limited to; the term "or" is inclusive, means and/or; the phrases "in relation to" and "in relation to" and their derivatives may mean to include, include, be associated with, include, contain, connect to, or be related to ...connected to, coupled to or coupled with, communicable with, cooperating with, interwoven with, juxtaposed with, proximate to, bound to or associated with, having, having the characteristics of, etc.; and the term "controller " means any device, system or part thereof that controls at least one operation, such as a device may be implemented as hardware, firmware or software, or a specific combination of at least two of hardware, firmware or software. It should be noted that the functionality associated with any particular controller may be centralized or distributed, whether locally or remotely. Definitions for certain words and phrases are provided throughout this patent document, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that in many, if not most instances, such definitions apply to current, as well as future uses of such defined words and phrases.

Description of drawings

For a fuller understanding of the present disclosure and its advantages, reference is now made to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts:

FIG. 1 illustrates a view of a front side of a refrigerator according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 illustrates a view of a state in which the door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 is opened according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

3 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional side view of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

4 illustrates an exploded view of a configuration of a main body of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

5 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional front view of a main body of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

6 illustrates a view of a sealing member of a door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

7 illustrates views of an ice making compartment and a second freezing compartment of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

8 illustrates a view of a state in which a storage container of a second freezing compartment of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 is drawn out according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

9 illustrates a view of a dispenser of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

10 illustrates a cross-sectional side view of a state in which a home ice bar door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 is opened according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

11 illustrates a cross-sectional side view of a state in which a home ice bar storage compartment is drawn out when the home ice bar door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 is opened according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

12 illustrates a cross-sectional side view of an operation in which ice discharged from a dispenser of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 is stored in a home ice bar storage compartment according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

13 illustrates a cross-sectional side view of a state where the home ice bar storage compartment of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 is inserted into the inside of the first freezer and the home ice bar door is closed, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 14 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional front view of a main body of a refrigerator according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

detailed description

1 to 14 described below and the various embodiments used to describe the principles of the disclosure in this patent document are examples only and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure in any way. Those skilled in the art will understand that the principles of the present disclosure may be implemented in any suitably arranged device.

The present disclosure will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the disclosure are shown. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

Throughout the specification, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements. The size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily shown for convenience of understanding and ease of description, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The thickness of various parts and regions are exaggerated for clarity of presentation.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs.

It is also understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be construed to have a meaning consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art, and will not be interpreted ideally or too formally, except in Expressed as such in this article.

It will be understood that although the terms first, second, third etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, the elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another.

As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

It is also to be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprises" when used in the specification indicate the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one and/or component or multiple and/or groups of other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being on the "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "left side" or "right side" of another element, it can be directly on the other element , or intermediate elements may also be present.

The present disclosure will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 illustrates a view of a front side of a refrigerator according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 illustrates a view of a state in which a door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 is opened. FIG. 3 shows a schematic cross-sectional side view of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 illustrates an exploded view of a configuration of a main body of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 . FIG. 5 shows a schematic cross-sectional front view of a main body of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 . FIG. 6 illustrates a view of a sealing member of a door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 . FIG. 7 illustrates a view of an ice making compartment and a second freezing compartment of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 . FIG. 8 illustrates a view of a state in which a storage container of a second freezing compartment of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 is drawn out. FIG. 9 shows a view of a dispenser of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 .

A refrigerator according to a specific embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9 . The refrigerator 1 may include: a main body 10; storage chambers 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 formed inside the main body 10 to store food; a cool air supply system (not shown) for cool air;

The storage chambers 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 and 36 may include an upper chamber 30 , lower chambers 31 and 32 , and a central chamber 33 formed between the upper chamber 30 and the lower chambers 31 and 32 .

The upper compartment 30 may correspond to the fresh food compartment 30 configured to store foods in a refrigerated state. The fresh food compartment 30 may be maintained at a temperature of approximately 0°C to 5°C to store food in a refrigerated state.

The lower chambers 31 and 32 may have a first freezing chamber 31 configured to store food in a frozen state and a first temperature variable chamber 32 whose temperature is adjustable. The first freezing chamber 31 may be maintained at a temperature of approximately -30°C to 0°C to store food in a frozen state.

The temperature of the first temperature variable chamber 32 can be adjusted from a refrigerating temperature to a freezing temperature. The refrigerator 1 may include a temperature setting unit (not shown), an air adjusting unit (not shown), and a temperature controller (not shown), wherein the temperature setting unit sets the temperature of the first temperature variable chamber 32, and the cold air adjusts The unit adjusts the amount of cool air supplied to the first temperature variable chamber 32, and the temperature controller controls the cool air adjusting unit according to the temperature set by the temperature setting unit.

The temperature setting unit may be configured to allow a user to select a specific temperature range among the predetermined plurality of temperature ranges. For example, the temperature setting unit can be set to select one of four temperature ranges: a freezing temperature range from -23°C to -17°C; a soft freezing temperature range of -5°C; a special (cold) temperature of -1°C range; and a refrigerated temperature range of 2°C. The temperature setting unit may have buttons displaying four temperature ranges. When the user presses one of the four buttons, the temperature setting unit may adjust the temperature of the first temperature variable chamber 32 by controlling the cool air adjusting unit.

The cool air adjusting unit may include a damper device configured to adjust the amount of cool air supplied to the first temperature variable chamber 32 .

However, unlike this embodiment, a freezer compartment may be provided instead of the first temperature variable compartment 32 . Therefore, the entire lower room can be equipped with a freezer.

The central chamber 33 may include an ice making chamber 34 , a second freezing chamber 35 and a second temperature variable chamber 36 . The ice making compartment 34, the second freezing compartment 35, and the second temperature variable compartment 36 may be disposed parallel to each other in the left and right direction.

According to some embodiments, the ice making compartment 34 and the second freezing compartment 35 may be partitioned by a first intermediate wall 27 described later. However, according to other embodiments, the first intermediate wall 27 may be omitted, and thus the ice making compartment 34 and the second freezing compartment 35 may not be separated (refer to FIG. 14 ).

Inside the ice making compartment 34, an ice maker 80 may be provided. The ice making compartment 34 may maintain a temperature below zero to generate and store ice. Like the first freezing chamber 31, the second freezing chamber 35 may be maintained at a temperature of approximately -30°C to 0°C, thereby storing food in a frozen state.

The second freezing chamber 35 may be relatively smaller than the first freezing chamber 31, and thus the second freezing chamber 35 may correspond to an auxiliary freezing chamber. According to some embodiments, the first freezing chamber 31 may be opened or closed through the lower door 42 , and the second freezing chamber 35 may be opened or closed through the upper door 40 . Therefore, large-sized foods that require a relatively small number of times of insertion and extraction can be stored in the first freezer compartment 31 , and small-sized foods that require a relatively large number of times of insertion and extraction can be stored in the second freezer compartment 35 . Therefore, the efficiency of managing storage can be improved, and unnecessary leakage of cool air can be minimized.

Like the first temperature variable chamber 32, the second temperature variable chamber 36 can be adjusted from a refrigeration temperature to a freezing temperature.

However, unlike other embodiments, a freezer compartment may be provided instead of the second temperature variable compartment 36 . Therefore, the central chamber 33 may be configured with an ice making chamber 34 and a freezing chamber.

The main body 10 may have an approximate box shape, and a front surface thereof may be opened. The main body 10 may include an inner case 11 , an outer case 12 coupled to the outside of the inner case 11 , and an insulating part 13 disposed between the inner case 11 and the outer case 12 .

The inner case 11 may be formed from a resin material by injection molding. A fresh food compartment 30 , a first freezing compartment 31 , a first temperature variable compartment 32 , an ice making compartment 34 , a second freezing compartment 35 and a second temperature variable compartment 36 may be formed inside the inner case 11 . In other words, the inner case 11 may limit the range of each storage chamber.

The outer case 12 may be formed of a metal material. The outer case 12 may include a main board 12a, a rear board 12b, and a bottom surface 12c, wherein the main board 12a is bent to form an upper surface and two side surfaces.

The heat insulating part 13 may be provided between the inner case 11 and the outer case 12 . The insulation 13 may include polyurethane foam insulation, and the insulation 13 may include a vacuum insulation panel as needed. The urethane foam insulation may be formed such that after the inner case 11 and the outer case 12 are coupled to each other, the space between the inner case 11 and the outer case 12 is filled with urethane foam mixed with a blowing agent and urethane and then urethane Foam froth. The urethane foam may have strong adhesive force so that the coupling force between the inner case 11 and the outer case 12 may be improved, and may have sufficient strength when foaming is completed.

Since polyurethane foam is filled and foamed between the inner case 11 and the outer case 12, the upper wall 20, the lower wall 21, the left wall 22, the right wall 23, the rear wall 24, the first partition wall 25 described later , the second partition wall 26 , the first intermediate wall 27 , the second intermediate wall 28 , and the third intermediate wall 29 may be integrally formed with each other.

In other words, the main body 10 may have an upper wall 20, a lower wall 21, a left wall 22, a right wall 23, a rear wall 24, a first partition wall 25, a second partition wall 26, a first middle wall 27, a second middle wall 28 and the third intermediate wall 29.

The first partition wall 25 may partition the inner space of the main body 10 into an upper portion and a lower portion. That is, the first partition wall 25 may partition the inner space of the main body 10 into the fresh food compartment 30 and the central compartment 33 . The first partition wall 25 may extend approximately horizontally from the left wall 22 to the right wall 23 and may include the inner case 11 and the heat insulating part 13 .

The second partition wall 26 may partition the inner space of the body 10 into an upper portion and a lower portion. In other words, the second partition wall 26 may partition the inner space of the main body 10 into the central chamber 33 and the lower chambers 31 and 32 . The second partition wall 26 may extend approximately horizontally from the left wall 22 to the right wall 23 , and may include the inner case 11 and the heat insulating part 13 .

The first intermediate wall 27 may partition the central chamber 33 into left and right sides. In other words, the first intermediate wall 27 may partition the central chamber 33 into the ice making chamber 34 and the second freezing chamber 35 . The first intermediate wall 27 may extend approximately vertically from the first partition wall 25 to the second partition wall 26 , and may include the inner case 11 and the heat insulating part 13 .

The second intermediate wall 28 may partition the central chamber 33 into left and right sides. In other words, the second intermediate wall 28 may partition the central chamber 33 into the second freezing chamber 35 and the second temperature variable chamber 36 . The second intermediate wall 28 may extend approximately vertically from the first partition wall 25 to the second partition wall 26 , and may include the inner case 11 and the heat insulating part 13 .

The third intermediate wall 29 may partition the lower chambers 31 and 32 into left and right sides. In other words, the third intermediate wall 29 may partition the lower chambers 31 and 32 into the first freezing chamber 31 and the first temperature variable chamber 32 . The third intermediate wall 29 may extend approximately vertically from the second partition wall 26 to the lower wall 21 , and may include the inner case 11 and the heat insulating part 13 .

In each storage chamber, a shelf 37 for placing food, an airtight container 38 for airtightly storing food, and a drawer 39 slidable back and forth may be provided.

In the first freezer compartment 31, a home ice bar storage compartment 65 may be provided. The home ice bar storage chamber 65 may receive ice discharged through a dispenser 50 described later and store the ice. The home ice bar storage compartment 65 can increase ice storage capacity. A detailed description of the home ice bar storage room 65 will be described later.

In the second freezer 35, a mini freezer box 90 having a storage space 91 (refer to FIG. 8) for storing foods may be provided. The mini freezer box 90 can be configured to allow easy storage and extraction of food in the second freezer 35 having a relatively small space, and the mini freezer box 90 can be inserted into the second freezer 35 inside or from the second freezer in a sliding manner. The inside of the freezer compartment 35 is drawn out.

In the ice making compartment 34 , an ice maker 80 for generating ice and an ice bucket 81 for storing ice generated by the ice maker 80 may be provided. The ice maker 80 may include an ice tray for storing water and an ejector for separating ice generated in the ice tray.

Ice maker 80 can produce ice using either indirect cooling, in which cold air passes through ice chamber 34 to freeze water, or direct cooling, in which cold air passes through the ice tray in contact with the ice tray. Receive cooling energy directly to freeze water.

In the ice bucket 81, a transfer device for delivering ice stored in the ice bucket 81 may be provided. The transferring device may include an auger 82 having a helical shape and a driving device for driving the auger 82 . When the auger 82 is rotated, ice stored in the ice bucket 81 may be moved forward.

An ice outlet 83 may be formed at a front side of the ice bucket 81 to discharge ice to the outside, and ice discharged through the ice outlet 82 may be guided to the chute 52 of the dispenser 50 .

The ice bucket 81 may include an inclined portion inclined upward to the front side, and the auger 82 may be provided to incline its rotation axis. Due to this structure, the ice outlet 83 may be disposed higher than the bottom surface of the ice bucket 81 . In other words, the ice stored in the ice bucket 81 may slowly move upward and then descend while being discharged.

A switch 84 may be provided in the ice outlet 83 to prevent cool air from leaking through the ice outlet 83 when the door 40 is opened. The switch 84 may operate in conjunction with the opening and closing motion of the door 40 . For example, the switch 84 can move up and down, so the switch 84 can move down to open the ice outlet 83 when the door 40 is closed, and move up to close the ice outlet 83 when the door 40 is opened.

The doors 40, 41, 42 and 43 for opening and closing the storage chambers 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36 may include a first upper door 40, a second upper door 41, a first lower door 42, a second lower door door 43 and the second lower door 43 . Each of the doors 40 , 41 , 42 and 43 may be rotatably coupled to the main body 10 .

The first upper door 40 and the second upper door 41 may be rotatably coupled to the main body 10 through upper and middle hinges 15, respectively. The middle hinge 15 may be coupled to the second partition wall 26 to support the first upper door 40 and the second upper door 41 . The first upper door 40 and the second upper door 41 may be opened or closed when rotated in different directions opposite to each other. On the inside of the first upper door 40 and the second upper door 41, handles 40a and 41a may be provided.

The first upper door 40 and the second upper door 41 may simultaneously open or close the fresh food compartment 30 and the central compartment 33 . Specifically, the first upper door 40 can open or close a part of the fresh food compartment 30, the ice making compartment 34 and the second freezer compartment 35, and the second upper door 41 can open or close the remaining part of the fresh food compartment 3 and the second temperature control room. Change chamber36.

Therefore, when the first upper door 40 is opened, it is possible to enter the fresh food compartment 30 and the second freezer compartment 35 at the same time. When the second upper door 41 is opened, the fresh food compartment 30 and the second temperature variable compartment 36 can be entered simultaneously.

A filler 48 may be provided in the first upper door 40 to prevent cold air from leaking between the first upper door 40 and the second upper door 41 in a state where the first upper door 40 and the second upper door 41 are closed.

Sealing members 45 may be provided on rear surfaces of the upper doors 40 and 41 to prevent cool air from leaking between the upper doors 40 and 41 and the main body 10 in a state where the upper doors 40 and 41 are closed.

The sealing member 45 may be formed of a rubber material. The sealing member 45 may include an outer sealing part 45a formed along the edges of the rear surfaces of the upper doors 40 and 41, and a central sealing part 45b formed in the center of the outer sealing part 45a to prevent air from entering between the fresh food compartment 30 and the central compartment 33. sports.

The outer seal portion 45a is formed to have an approximately square closed loop shape. When the upper doors 40 and 41 are closed, the outer sealing part 45 a may be attached to the upper wall 20 , the left wall 22 , the second partition wall 26 and the right wall 23 .

The central sealing part 45b may be attached to the first partition wall 25 of the main body 10 when the upper doors 40 and 41 are closed.

The first lower door 42 and the second lower door 43 may be rotatably coupled to the main body 10 through the middle hinge 15 and the lower hinge, respectively. The first lower door 42 and the second lower door 43 may be opened or closed when rotated in different directions opposite to each other. Handles 42 a and 43 a may be provided on the insides of the first lower door 42 and the second lower door 43 .

Sealing members 46 may be provided on rear surfaces of the lower doors 42 and 43 to prevent cold air from leaking between the lower doors 42 and 43 and the main body 10 in a state where the lower doors 42 and 43 are closed.

The first lower door 42 may open and close the first freezing compartment 31 . The second lower door 43 may open and close the first temperature variable chamber 32 .

The refrigerator 1 may include a dispenser 50 configured to supply water stored in the fresh food compartment 30 or ice stored in the ice bucket 81 of the ice making compartment 34 . Water or ice can be provided to the user through the dispenser 50 without opening the upper door 40 .

The dispenser 50 may include an outlet 51, a distribution space 53, a container support 54, a chute 52, and an operation plate unit 55, wherein the outlet 51 has a water outlet 51a for discharging water and an ice outlet 51b for discharging ice; The space 53 is used to accommodate a container for storing ice and water; the container support member 54 is used to support the container for storing ice and water; the chute 52 is used to guide the ice discharged from the ice outlet 83 of the ice bucket 81 to the ice outlet 51b; the operation The board unit 55 is used to receive operation commands and display operation states (refer to FIG. 9 ).

An exit 51 may be provided in the upper door 40 . The ice outlet 51b may be disposed approximately at the same height as the bottom surface of the ice bucket 81 or higher than the bottom surface of the ice bucket 81 . Therefore, the length of the chute 52 can be reduced as compared with the length of the chute in the conventional manner, and thus the food storage space on the rear surface of the door 40 can be increased.

The distribution space 53 may be formed with a portion of the upper door 40 and a portion of the lower door 42 . In other words, the distribution space 53 may include a first distribution space 53 a recessed at a lower end of the front surface of the upper door 40 and a second distribution space 53 b recessed at an upper end of the front surface of the lower door 42 .

A container support 54 configured to support a container may be provided at a lower end of the second dispensing space 53b. In other words, the container support 54 may be provided in the lower door 42 .

By using this structure, since the position and size of the available container can be increased, the user can take water or ice more easily.

A home ice bar door 61 may be provided in the second dispensing space 53 b to enter the first freezing chamber 31 without opening the lower door 42 . A home ice bar opening 60 (refer to FIG. 10 ) may be formed in the lower door 42 , and a home ice bar door 61 may be configured to open and close the home ice bar opening 60 .

Family ice bar door 61 may be rotatably coupled to lower door 42 to allow upward and downward tilting. When the home ice bar door 61 is opened, the home ice bar storage chamber 65 may be inserted into or withdrawn from the inside of the first freezer compartment 31 via the home ice bar opening 60 . A handle 66 may be provided on the front surface of the home ice bar storage compartment 65 . A user can insert and extract the home ice bar storage compartment 65 by grasping the handle 66 .

A support shelf 68 for supporting the home ice bar storage room 65, a guide unit 69 for guiding the insertion and extraction of the home ice bar storage room 65 (refer to FIG. The stopper unit 70 that limits the insertion distance of the home ice bar storage compartment 65 (refer to FIG. 10 ).

The guide unit 69 may protrude to an upper side of the support shelf 68 to be elongated at the front and rear sides. The stopper unit 70 may be bent from the rear end of the support shelf 68 to the front side. The operation of the home ice bar storage compartment 65 will be described later.

The cold air supply system can generate cold air using a refrigeration cycle. The cold air supply system may include a compressor (not shown), a condenser (not shown), an expansion device (not shown), an evaporator (not shown), a blower fan (not shown) and a at least one refrigerant circuit for the refrigerant.

The number of compressors, condensers, expansion devices, evaporators and blower fans and the shape of the refrigerant circuit are not limited.

For example, a cold air supply system may have multiple refrigerant circuits: a first refrigerant circuit and a second refrigerant circuit. In the first refrigerant circuit, a first compressor, a first evaporator, and a first blower fan may be provided. A second compressor, a second evaporator, a third evaporator, a second blower fan, and a third blower fan may be provided in the second refrigerant circuit.

The first blower fan may supply cool air generated in the first evaporator to the fresh food compartment 30 . The second blowing fan may supply cool air generated in the second evaporator to the first freezing chamber 31 , the ice making chamber 34 and the second freezing chamber 35 . The third blowing fan may supply cool air generated in the third evaporator to the first temperature variable chamber 32 and the second temperature variable chamber 36 .

As a result, the cold air supply system can independently supply cold air to the three sections, and thus can independently cool the fresh food compartment 30 corresponding to the upper compartment, the first freezer compartment corresponding to the central compartment and the left storage compartment of the lower compartment 31. The ice making compartment 34 and the second freezing compartment 35, and the first temperature variable compartment 32 and the second temperature variable compartment 36 corresponding to the central compartment and the right storage compartment of the lower compartment.

However, as described above, the cool air supply system is an example and not limited thereto.

FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional side view of the state in which the home ice bar door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 is opened. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional side view showing a state where the home ice bar storage compartment is drawn out when the home ice bar door of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 is opened. 12 illustrates a cross-sectional side view of the operation in which ice discharged from the dispenser of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 is stored in the home ice bar storage compartment. 13 is a cross-sectional side view showing a state where the home ice bar storage compartment of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 is inserted into the inside of the first freezing compartment and the home ice bar door is closed.

According to certain embodiments, the operation of the home ice bar door and the home ice bar storage compartment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13 .

As shown in FIG. 10 , when a user wants to store ice in the home ice bar storage compartment 65 , the user can open the home ice bar door 61 .

The home ice bar door 61 may be rotatable about a rotation shaft 63 at the lower end, and the home ice bar door 61 may normally remain locked by the hook member 62 . The home ice bar door 61 may be configured to open with a push-to-open method in which the lock is released by squeezing with some force.

As shown in FIG. 11 , when the home ice bar door 61 is opened, the home ice bar storage compartment 65 can be withdrawn through the home ice bar opening 60 . The home ice bar storage compartment 65 may be manually drawn out through a handle 66 formed on a front surface of the home ice bar storage compartment 65 . The rear surface of the home ice bar door 61 may support the bottom of the home ice bar storage room 65 when the home ice bar storage room 65 is drawn out.

As shown in FIG. 12 , ice may be discharged by operating the dispenser 50 in a state in which the home ice bar storage chamber 65 is drawn out. The ice discharged from the ice outlet 51b may perform free fall and then may be in the ice storage chamber 67 to the home ice bar storage chamber 65 .

As shown in FIG. 13 , after ice is stored in the home ice bar storage room 65 , the user may insert the home ice bar storage room 65 inside the first freezer compartment 31 and close the home ice bar door 61 again. Ice stored in the home ice bar storage chamber 65 may be stored in the first freezing chamber 31 in a frozen state.

When the user needs ice, the user can obtain ice stored in the home ice bar storage chamber 65 by opening the home ice bar door 61 without opening the lower door 42, thus allowing the temperature of the first freezer compartment 31 to be maintained.

Fig. 14 shows a schematic cross-sectional front view of a main body of a refrigerator according to another embodiment.

Another embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 14 . Descriptions of the same parts as those of the above-mentioned embodiment will be omitted.

According to some embodiments, the ice making compartment and the second freezing compartment may be integrally formed without being separated.

The main body 100 of the refrigerator may include an inner case 111 , an outer case 112 and an insulating part 113 formed between the inner case 111 and the outer case 112 . In other words, the body 100 may include an upper wall 120 , a lower wall 121 , a left wall 122 , a right wall 123 , a first partition wall 125 , a second partition wall 126 , and middle walls 128 and 129 .

The upper chamber 130 may be formed between the upper wall 120 and the first partition wall 125, the central chambers 134 and 136 may be formed between the first partition wall 125 and the second partition wall 126, and the lower chambers 131 and 132 may be formed between the second partition wall 125 and the second partition wall 125. between the partition wall 126 and the lower wall 121 .

The upper compartment 130 may include a fresh food compartment 130 . The lower chambers 131 and 132 may include a first freezing chamber 131 and a first temperature variable chamber 132 . The first freezing chamber 131 and the first temperature variable chamber 132 may be partitioned by an intermediate wall 129 . The central chambers 134 and 136 may include an ice making chamber 134 and a second temperature variable chamber 136 . The ice making chamber 134 and the second temperature variable chamber 136 may be partitioned by an intermediate wall 128 . In the ice making compartment 134, an ice maker and foods kept in a frozen state may be stored.

As apparent from the above description, according to the proposed BMF type refrigerator, since the ice making compartment is disposed between the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment, the space utilization ratio of the fresh food compartment may be improved. In addition, the length of the ice guide passage provided in the door can be reduced, so that the space for storing foods can be increased.

According to the proposed BMF type refrigerator, since the auxiliary freezer is provided between the fresh food compartment and the freezer and is configured to be opened and closed by an upper door, foods can be individually stored in the freezer and the auxiliary freezer according to their types, Especially foods that require multiple insertions and extractions or small-sized foods that can be stored in the secondary freezer.

In addition, since a home ice bar storage chamber storing ice discharged from a dispenser and an ice bucket storing ice discharged from an ice maker are provided, an ice storage capacity may be increased.

Although the present disclosure has been described with an exemplary embodiment, various changes and modifications may be suggested to one skilled in the art. The present disclosure is intended to cover such changes and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

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1. A refrigerator, comprising: main body; a fresh food compartment disposed on the upper portion of the main body; a first freezing chamber disposed at the lower part of the main body; a central compartment disposed between the fresh food compartment and the first freezer compartment and provided with an ice-making compartment and a second freezer compartment; an upper door configured to simultaneously open and close the fresh food compartment and the central compartment; and A lower door is configured to open and close the first freezing compartment. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the main body comprises an upper wall, a lower wall, a left wall, a right wall, and a right wall extending from the left wall of the main body to the right wall of the main body to partition the fresh food chamber and the first dividing wall of the central chamber. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the first partition wall is integrally formed with the upper wall, the lower wall, the left wall, and the right wall. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the main body comprises an upper wall, a lower wall, a left wall, a right wall, and a right wall extending from the left wall of the main body to the right wall of the main body to partition the central chamber and the second partition wall of the first freezer compartment. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the second partition wall is integrally formed with the upper wall, the lower wall, the left wall, and the right wall. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the ice making compartment and the second freezing compartment are separated from each other. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the main body comprises an intermediate wall configured to partition the ice making compartment and the second freezing compartment. [8] The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the ice making compartment and the second freezing compartment are arranged side by side in a left-right direction. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the second freezing chamber and the ice making chamber are not separated from each other. 10. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the central chamber further comprises a temperature variable chamber configured to adjust a temperature between a refrigerating temperature and a freezing temperature. 11. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising: A sealing member configured to prevent air from flowing between the fresh food compartment and the central compartment when the upper door is closed. 12. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising: Allocators, including: an outlet for discharging water stored in the fresh food compartment or ice generated in the ice making compartment, and a container support configured to support a container for receiving water or ice discharged from said outlet, Wherein the outlet is provided in the upper door and the container support is provided in the lower door. 13. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising a dispenser comprising: a distribution space configured to provide water stored in the fresh food compartment or ice generated in the ice making compartment, Wherein, the distribution space includes a first distribution space recessed at the lower end of the front surface of the upper door and a second distribution space recessed at the upper end of the front surface of the lower door. 14. The refrigerator of claim 13, wherein the second dispensing space includes a family ice bar door configured to allow a user to enter the first ice bar without opening the lower door. Freezer. 15. The refrigerator of claim 14, further comprising: a home ice bar storage compartment configured to be inserted into and withdrawn from the first freezer compartment when the home ice bar door is opened, and to receive the Ice from the dispenser.